Creating a „My Account“ Page in WordPress

This page operates in two modes depending on whether a visitor is logged-in or not.

When a user is not logged in, the “My account” page appears as a login page. We explain the setup of this in the lesson about creating custom login forms.

When a user is logged in, the “My Account” page shows their account summary with links that allow managing their items and editing their profiles. This is what we explain on this page.

Build the “My account” page

1. Navigate to Pages → Add new.
2. Give your page a name (e.g., My account).
3. Click Save Draft.

You can now design your page using the Block Editor.

Insert user info and a logout link

In the first row of the first column, we will display the user’s login name. In the second column, we will include the logout link.

1. Insert the Grid block with two columns.
2. In the first column insert the Fields and Text block.
3. Click the Add Field or View button.

4. Click the User Login field.

5. Select The current user or the one being displayed in a View loop option.
6. Click the Insert shortcode button.

Your page should look like the following.

Add links to other pages

The “My Account” page usually provides a set of links to other pages which users can use to view and edit resources that they own.

Here are two examples of useful links to have on a „My Account“ page:

The “Edit your profile” and “Add a new gym” pages you yet have to create. For now, create text placeholders which you will link a little bit later.

Allow users to manage their items

If your site allows users to submit their own content, it’s great to also provide them with a convenient way to manage their items from the „My Account“ page.

Hide the “My Account” page from visitors

The “My account” page lists the information for the currently logged in user. It means that the content should be hidden from other visitors.

It’s best to make the “My account” page available only for logged-in user.